Voting is now open for our 2025 Director and Nominating Committee election.
Meet your Board of Director candidates below. To vote, use the voting link to be redirected to our electronic voting center. You will need the unique code from the ballot you received in the mail. Or, return the paper ballot via mail. Thank you for being an active member of your cooperative!
Region 2 – Henry, Wood and W. Lucas Counties
David Baer
Age: 60
Wood County
Type of Agriculture: Grain (Corn, Soybeans, Wheat)
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Business and employment experience:
Self-Employed Farmer
D Baer Farms, LLC
Director, management positions or affiliations with other organizations:
Munising Motor Sports LLC, recreational vehicle sales and service company
Legacy Farmers Cooperative Board Chairman, an agronomy, grain and fuel cooperative
Family member(s) having reportable transactions with AgCredit:
Spouse, Children, In Laws, Parents
Dustin Sonnenberg
Age: 52
Henry County
Type of Agriculture: Grain and Livestock (Corn, Soybeans, Wheat, Hay, Beef Cattle)
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Business and employment experience:
Sonnenberg Farms, LLC
Ag Net Communications
Tri-State RTK Network, LLC
Henry County Community Foundation
Director, management positions or affiliations with other organizations:
AgCredit Board of Directors
Henry County Community Foundation, a community philanthropic organization
Family member(s) having reportable transactions with AgCredit:
Spouse, In Laws
Region 3 – Hancock and Hardin Counties
Brian Watkins
Age: 63
Hardin County
Type of Agriculture: Grain and Livestock (Corn, Soybeans, Wheat, Swine)
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Business and employment experience:
Self Employed Farmer
Watkins Farm, an Ohio General Partnership
Rushwood Farms, LLC
Watkins Farmland Stewardship, LLC
Founder, CropZilla Software, Inc.
Director, management positions or affiliations with other organizations:
Mutual Agricultural Software Alliance, a farm accounting software company
Family member(s) having reportable transactions with AgCredit:
Sibling, In Laws
Gary Wilson
Age: 69
Hancock County
Type of Agriculture: Grain and Livestock (Corn, Soybeans, Wheat, Hay, Beef Cattle, Sheep)
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Business and employment experience:
Self Employed Farmer
OSU Extension Agriculture Educator, retired
Director, management positions or affiliations with other organizations:
Ohio Corn and Wheat Growers Association Board Member, a producer membership organization
Ohio Sheep Improvement Association Board Member, a producer membership organization
Ohio Forage and Grassland Council Board Member, a producer membership organization
National Corn Growers Association Action Team Member, a producer membership organization
Family member(s) having reportable transactions with AgCredit:
Spouse, Children, and family member employed by the Association
Kevin Flanagan
Age: 64
Hancock County
Type of Agriculture: Grain (Wheat, Corn, Soybeans)
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Business and employment experience:
Self-Employed Farmer
Director, management positions or affiliations with other organizations:
AgCredit Board of Directors
Township Trustee for Allen Township
Family member(s) having reportable transactions with AgCredit:
None
Region 4 – E. Lucas, Ottawa and Sandusky Counties
Scott Chalfin
Age: 63
Sandusky County
Type of Agriculture: Grain (Corn, Soybeans, Wheat)
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Business and employment experience:
Self Employed Farmer
Director, management positions or affiliations with other organizations:
AgCredit Board of Directors
Sandusky County Soil and Water, a conservation practice organization
Family member(s) having reportable transactions with AgCredit:
Spouse, Sibling, In Laws
David Myerholtz
Age: 57
Sandusky County
Type of Agriculture: Grain (Corn, Soybeans, Wheat)
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Business and employment experience:
Self Employed Farmer
Myerholtz Family Farms, LLC
Director, management positions or affiliations with other organizations:
None
Family member(s) having reportable transactions with AgCredit:
Spouse, Parents